Thursday, 11 March 2010
Shooting script first draft- Ian Uttley
Shooting script-The redemption
Interior-Corridor-Daytime
SHOT 1 Medium shot of Jermaine (main character) walking
backwards tracking
SHOT 2 MLS of coach standing outside of doors waiting for Jermaine
Handheld with very slight camera movement
Slow pan to the left as coach begins to open the door
Interior-Conference room-Daytime
SHOT 3 Establishing shot of conference room with the press seated to the lower left of the shot
Jermaine and coach walk toward table
SHOT 4 MS of coach stood behind the table with Jermaine on the left and the opposition’s coach on the right
SHOT 5 Establishing shot of the Press
SHOT 6 CU of Vladimir looking towards coach
SHOT 7 M coach sitting down and having a quick look around
SHOT 8 Shot reverse shots in CU and members of the press and the person being asked the question
SHOT 9 CU of Jermaine looking down at the table
Camera moves slowly towards him to an XCU of his eyes
Interior-Boxing Gym-Daytime
SHOT 10 LS of coach and Jermaine walking in to gym
Following with track
SHOT 11 MLS of Jermaine punching punch bag
Punches softer as he turns round
SHOT 12 MCU of coach and reverse shot to Jermaine
SHOT 13 Similar to shot eleven except he keeps punching the bag
Monday, 8 March 2010
Treatment 2 By Alexander Martin
Title: Redemption - It’s Now or Never
Duration: 90 mins
Genre: Biography / Drama / Sport
Audience: Rated 12
12-30 Year Olds
Due to the violence, occasional swearing and mild drug affiliation
Gender: Mostly Male, Hoping to attract women by the handsome protagonist.
Synopsis:
- Successful Barnsley boxer, set for global stardom.
- Arrested a week before a fight for GBH and gang affiliation.
- Released after a year to find family rejects him and boxing leagues forgotten him.
- Nearly gets involved with same gang again until old coach interferes and cleans him up.
- Gets a job and displays a willingness to change when starts boxing again.
- Makes attempt to reconcile with family but is turned away.
- Opportunity strikes with top ranked opponent, same as year ago.
- Opponent against the fight due to protagonist being a criminal.
- He learns about main characters conviction and try’s to exploit it.
- Protagonist is baited to protect family member and is arrested.
- Gets released one week before fight on self-defence.
- Lack of training means he loses fight but is given re-match.
- Nothing can be pinned on opponent but is later mobbed by gang, now fans of protagonist.
- Family recognises protagonist struggle and support him during and after fight.
Suggested Elements:
Gritty Realism
Set in local town of Barnsley
Features up and coming actors
Features some recognised TV extras
Use of actual professional fighting environments
Appeals to a local audience and the use of up and coming actors, recognised British extras and genuine professional fighter’s environment will appeal to critics in terms of reliability and also attract others who want to see new talent.
Duration: 90 mins
Genre: Biography / Drama / Sport
Audience: Rated 12
12-30 Year Olds
Due to the violence, occasional swearing and mild drug affiliation
Gender: Mostly Male, Hoping to attract women by the handsome protagonist.
Synopsis:
- Successful Barnsley boxer, set for global stardom.
- Arrested a week before a fight for GBH and gang affiliation.
- Released after a year to find family rejects him and boxing leagues forgotten him.
- Nearly gets involved with same gang again until old coach interferes and cleans him up.
- Gets a job and displays a willingness to change when starts boxing again.
- Makes attempt to reconcile with family but is turned away.
- Opportunity strikes with top ranked opponent, same as year ago.
- Opponent against the fight due to protagonist being a criminal.
- He learns about main characters conviction and try’s to exploit it.
- Protagonist is baited to protect family member and is arrested.
- Gets released one week before fight on self-defence.
- Lack of training means he loses fight but is given re-match.
- Nothing can be pinned on opponent but is later mobbed by gang, now fans of protagonist.
- Family recognises protagonist struggle and support him during and after fight.
Suggested Elements:
Gritty Realism
Set in local town of Barnsley
Features up and coming actors
Features some recognised TV extras
Use of actual professional fighting environments
Appeals to a local audience and the use of up and coming actors, recognised British extras and genuine professional fighter’s environment will appeal to critics in terms of reliability and also attract others who want to see new talent.
Friday, 5 March 2010
Thursday, 4 March 2010
25 word pitch - by James Allen
A film about a barnsley boxer that is set for stardom then is set back, will he recover and go back to greatness?
Script - By James Allen and Luke Green
INT. CORRIDOR TO PRESS CONFERENCE – DAY
Mike is walking down the corridor towards a function room where is a press conference is being held for an upcoming boxing match. He arrives to find his coach waiting nervously outside the door.
COACH HOWARD
(firmly)
Where the hell have you been?
Mike continues to walk towards the door as Coach Howard begins to walk along side him.
MIKE
(quietly)
I got held up sorry.
COACH HOWARD
Well your late, you’ve got people waiting come on hurry up.
Coach Howard opens the door and walks through into the press conference where the sound of reporters echo out of the room, Mike follows him in.
INT. PRESS CONFERENCE – DAY
Coach Howard walks across the front of the hall toward a long table of which had been laid out in the front of the room where Mike’s opponent and his coach are sitting.
COACH HOWARD
(as he is walking)
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry about the delay. I Would like to begin by thanking our opponents for coming as well and if we may begin asking questions thank you.
Coach Howard sits down and scans across the room and toward the opposing boxer.
REPORTER 1
Hi, Jon Davidson Barnsley Chronicle, Coach Howard I understand that Mike
Has recently been released from prison,
How has this effected his training.
COACH HOWARD
well Mike’s time in prison has taken a
toll on his person life, however that
being said, his boxing has not been
affected in the least but his curfew has made training a little tedious at best.
REPORTER 2
This question is to err, Mr Vladimir Zhirkov. I Understand that you were supposed to fight Mike before, around a year and a half ago but he got sent to prison, how has this affected your opinion of him?
VLADIMIR ZHIRKOV
(Russian Accent)
I Think he is scum… and I shall crush him.
COACH HOWARD
(Angry)
What’d tha just call mi lad!?
MIKE
A se thee ya gret Russian yeti! Arz abarts tha shuts thi chuffin gob and sits back darn before a knock thi darn like am gunna do in this feyt.
Mike rises to swing for Vladimir, Vlad rises too, staring each other eye to eye. Coach Howard rises too and escorts Mike out before tempers rise and Mike gets in more trouble.
CUTS TO TRAINING GYM
INT. TRAINING GYM – DAY
Mike is doing about off punch work on bags, when Coach Howard walks in.
COACH HOWARD
Good work there champ, theres just a couple a things I want you to work on champ. First I want you to slow down your punch speed and work more on landing your punches while still having a good speed.
Coach Howard goes and stands behind punch bag.
COACH HOWARD
Now I’m going to move this bag asif it’s a man your facing and I want you to think bout what you’d do in a fight and then hit the bag.
MIKE
Okay Boss.
Mike goes and stands in front of the bag, then Coach Howard starts to sway the bag and Mike starts to hit it.
Started by Ian Uttley, finished by James Allen and Luke Green
Mike is walking down the corridor towards a function room where is a press conference is being held for an upcoming boxing match. He arrives to find his coach waiting nervously outside the door.
COACH HOWARD
(firmly)
Where the hell have you been?
Mike continues to walk towards the door as Coach Howard begins to walk along side him.
MIKE
(quietly)
I got held up sorry.
COACH HOWARD
Well your late, you’ve got people waiting come on hurry up.
Coach Howard opens the door and walks through into the press conference where the sound of reporters echo out of the room, Mike follows him in.
INT. PRESS CONFERENCE – DAY
Coach Howard walks across the front of the hall toward a long table of which had been laid out in the front of the room where Mike’s opponent and his coach are sitting.
COACH HOWARD
(as he is walking)
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry about the delay. I Would like to begin by thanking our opponents for coming as well and if we may begin asking questions thank you.
Coach Howard sits down and scans across the room and toward the opposing boxer.
REPORTER 1
Hi, Jon Davidson Barnsley Chronicle, Coach Howard I understand that Mike
Has recently been released from prison,
How has this effected his training.
COACH HOWARD
well Mike’s time in prison has taken a
toll on his person life, however that
being said, his boxing has not been
affected in the least but his curfew has made training a little tedious at best.
REPORTER 2
This question is to err, Mr Vladimir Zhirkov. I Understand that you were supposed to fight Mike before, around a year and a half ago but he got sent to prison, how has this affected your opinion of him?
VLADIMIR ZHIRKOV
(Russian Accent)
I Think he is scum… and I shall crush him.
COACH HOWARD
(Angry)
What’d tha just call mi lad!?
MIKE
A se thee ya gret Russian yeti! Arz abarts tha shuts thi chuffin gob and sits back darn before a knock thi darn like am gunna do in this feyt.
Mike rises to swing for Vladimir, Vlad rises too, staring each other eye to eye. Coach Howard rises too and escorts Mike out before tempers rise and Mike gets in more trouble.
CUTS TO TRAINING GYM
INT. TRAINING GYM – DAY
Mike is doing about off punch work on bags, when Coach Howard walks in.
COACH HOWARD
Good work there champ, theres just a couple a things I want you to work on champ. First I want you to slow down your punch speed and work more on landing your punches while still having a good speed.
Coach Howard goes and stands behind punch bag.
COACH HOWARD
Now I’m going to move this bag asif it’s a man your facing and I want you to think bout what you’d do in a fight and then hit the bag.
MIKE
Okay Boss.
Mike goes and stands in front of the bag, then Coach Howard starts to sway the bag and Mike starts to hit it.
Started by Ian Uttley, finished by James Allen and Luke Green
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
2 Minute Treatment - By Luke Green
Title: Redemption - Its Now Or Never
Duration: 2 Minutes
Audience: Rated 15
15-30 Year Olds
Gender: Mostly Male, Hoping to attract women by the handsome protagonist.
Synopsis:
- Successful Barnsley Boxer ready for super-stardom
- Training for big fight against Vlad Zhirkov
- Has to attend a press conference for the fight
- Majority of training is completed until he feels ready
- Dawson feels ready for the fight, Zhirkov Is Ready for him.
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